Valle Spring Cemetery
Also known as Calvary Cemetery
Sainte Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA
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She also had the distinction of being the last person buried in the old Memorial Cemetery. Due to overcrowding and health concerns, further burials were banned in 1882. The widow
couldn't stand the thought of not lying beside her husband and struck a deal with the city fathers. She agreed to donate a large tract of land near Valle Spring for construction of a
new cemetery - if she were allowed to be interred beside her husband. Her proposal was accepted. The Valle Spring Cemetery is still in use today.
(From the book, Ste. Genevieve A Leisurely Stroll Through History)
She also had the distinction of being the last person buried in the old Memorial Cemetery. Due to overcrowding and health concerns, further burials were banned in 1882. The widow
couldn't stand the thought of not lying beside her husband and struck a deal with the city fathers. She agreed to donate a large tract of land near Valle Spring for construction of a
new cemetery - if she were allowed to be interred beside her husband. Her proposal was accepted. The Valle Spring Cemetery is still in use today.
(From the book, Ste. Genevieve A Leisurely Stroll Through History)
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 32068
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